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Which Iowa, Nebraska lakes are not recommended for swimming due to high levels of E. coli?
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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June 20, 2025
Some Iowa, Nebraska lakes not recommended for swimming due to high levels of E. coli COULD BE PRESENT IN THE WATER. WELL, HERE IN NEBRASKA, THE LAKE SEEMED TO BE OKAY. METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY EXPLAINS. IN TODAY’S WEATHER, EXTRA. AS WE’RE...
On Thursday a two-vehicle accident shut down highway 81 near Madison, Nebraska
News Channel Nebraska - Northeast
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Preliminary investigations, eyewitness accounts, and evidence from the scene suggest that a Black Dodge Durango, nearly collided with a vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 81 as it turned left from N. Main St onto Highway 81. The Durango...
Got to On Nebraska’s Platte River, a Migratory Bird Oasis Is Caught Up in a Water Rights Fight article
Audubon
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On the central Platte River in Nebraska, every water drop has a purpose. Some generate electricity, irrigate farms, or meet demands downstream. Others ensure that Whooping Cranes have the habitat the Endangered Species Act requires. Often there...
Tampa Traffic Alert: North Nebraska Ave Lane Closure Expected Through June 25
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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June 20, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. – Motorists traveling northbound on North Nebraska Avenue should anticipate delays as the outside lane is currently closed between East 109th Avenue and East 112th Avenue. The closure is in effect while the Tampa Water Department...
2025 Pony Express Re-Ride passes through central Nebraska
Central Nebraska Today
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A file photo from the 2024 Pony Express Re-Ride in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today) OVERTON — A lone rider gallops away on a fresh horse, saddle bags securely fitted as both set off toward the west. This could just as easily...
Parched projects: Nebraska’s water systems need fixing. The fund meant to help can’t keep up.
Flatwater Free Press - Nebraska
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June 20, 2025
In the Nebraska Panhandle, less than half an hour’s drive from both Wyoming and Colorado, the City of Kimball is trying to grow. Recent investments from major local employers and the planned Air Force upgrade of missiles in nearby nuclear missile...
Six injured in accident in northeast Nebraska
KTIV - Iowa
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June 20, 2025
MADISON, Neb. (KTIV) - Six people were hurt in an accident just outside Madison, Nebraska on Thursday, June 19. Officials responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 81 and N. Main Street, located just outside of the Madison...
Board of Regents approves Neal Schnoor as next chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney
UNK News - Nebraska
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June 19, 2025
Post Views: 481 Neal Schnoor will serve as the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. His appointment was approved today by the NU Board of Regents. (Photos by Todd Gottula, UNK Communications) LINCOLN – The University of...
Successful Pony Express Re-Ride Through Nebraska Panhandle Wednesday 21 hours
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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June 19, 2025
June 19th, 2025 | Ryan Murphy The Pony Express Mail Service galloped through the Panhandle once again this week, as dozens of volunteers helped with the annual re-ride of the original route from the 1860’s Yesterday afternoon, a group of riders...
Dana Holgorsen finds a comfort zone at Nebraska: 'I'm back doing what I love'
The Athletic
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June 20, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. — A whiteboard covers the east-facing wall in Dana Holgorsen’s office at the Osborne Legacy Complex. On it, scrawled terminology and diagrams of plays mark the signature of an offensive wizard in his comfort zone. “I’m back doing...
Sailors of USS Nebraska submarine visits Grand Island
KOLN - Nebraska
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June 19, 2025
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Six sailors of USS Nebraska submarine traveled to central Nebraska on Wednesday. The USS Nebraska SSNB 739 is the 14th submarine of the Ohio class of ballistic missile submarines and the second U.S. Navy ship to bear...
Honoring Doc Susan: First Native Hospital, Built By Nation’s First Native Doctor, To Again Care For Nebraskans
Omaha Daily Record - Nebraska
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June 19, 2025
The ask was simple. Will you donate $132 to honor your fellow physician, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte? The Nebraska Medical Association put the word out to its members in 2021. Who’s that? Nebraska doctors asked. After they learned her story,...
Recreation changes in Okoboji region & Tuition going up for Nebraska students
KWIT - Iowa
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June 19, 2025
Changes in the recreation options in the Okoboji, Iowa area continue to develop. One of the three longstanding main boat businesses closed after the 2024 season and is now being demolished in the Smith’s Bay area of West Lake Okoboji. That is...
Brooke Thiele wins Nebraska Girls’ Amateur, following in her sisters’ footsteps
KOLN - Nebraska
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June 19, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Bishop Neumann Junior, Brooke Thiele became the 25th Nebraska Girls’ Amateur winner, carrying on her sisters’ legacy. Thiele is one of five girls, who have all won the Nebraska Girls’ Amateur. Now, her sisters’ are all...
Missouri hunter convicted of illegally killing mountain lion after it traveled nearly 800 miles
KSDK - Missouri
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June 19, 2025
Researchers ear-tagged the animal when it was a 4-week-old kitten. A hunter in Iron County illegally ended its life over a year later. IRON COUNTY, Mo. — Researchers had high hopes for the four-week-old mountain lion kitten they ear-tagged in...
Medicaid cuts: New study reveals 30,000 Nebraskans will be uninsured
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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June 18, 2025
A new Harvard Medical School and Public Citizen study reveals that proposed Medicaid cuts, currently under Senate discussion, could leave 30,000 Nebraskans without health insurance. Researchers applied the proposed legislation and used prior...
Seaside Park bay beach closed due to high levels of fecal bacteria
Asbury Park Press - New Jersey
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SEASIDE PARK -- A bayfront beach was closed June 18 after numerous waste tests showed high levels of fecal bacteria contamination, according to state environmental officials. Health authorities closed the Seaside Park's bayfront beach at 5th...
"Husker nation let's do this"- Pulelehua Laikona announces commitment to Nebraska Volleyball
Sportskeeda
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June 17, 2025
Nebraska Volleyball has received a major boost as Pulelehua Laikona has committed to the program as part of its 2027 recruiting class. Notably, Laikona competes for the Arizona Storm Elite volleyball club located in Phoenix, Arizona. This comes...
Leadership Nebraska Selects Local Leader Hannah Robinson for Class XVII
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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June 18, 2025
The NE Chamber Foundation is proud to announce that Hannah Robinson, Executive Director of Box Butte Development Corporation (BBDC) in Alliance, has been named to Leadership Nebraska Class XVII. This highly selective statewide program aims to...
Former Nebraska Volleyball star Lexi Rodriguez set to make her VNL debut in second week of the league
Sportskeeda
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June 18, 2025
Former Nebraska Volleyball star player Lexi Rodriguez will be seen making her much-anticipated Volleyball Nations League (VNL) debut during the second week of the event. Following the conclusion of the 2025 LOVB season, Rodriguez is continuing to...